Scraper



Nov. 3, 1942. I G. E. DANIELS SGRAPER Filed June 5, 1940 e Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. Goeoo/v f. DAN/as ATTORNEY.

SCRAPER 'Fild June 5, 1946 6 Sheets-Sheet 2 v FIE.E.

INVENTOR. 60200 [aw/15 VMM ATTORNEY.

Nov. 3, 1942.

G. E. DANIELS SCRAPER 1 6 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed June 5, 1940 Nov. 3, 1942. G. E. DANIELS S GRAPER Filed Jugs 5, 1940- 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR. GORDON E Dav/as z/ w ATTORNEY.

Nov. 3, 1942- s. E. DANIELS SCRA'PER Filed June5, 1940 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR.

G aeoogv t. DANIELS Nov. 3, 1942. s. E. DANIELS 2,301,158

SCRAPER Filed Jgne 5, 1940' 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 IN VEN TOR GORDON [T DAN/as ATTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 3, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT or ies SORAPER Gordon E. Daniels, Los Angeles, Calif,

Application June 5, 1940, Serial No. 338,908

23 Claims.

The present invention relates to dirt scraping apparatus, and has particular reference to apparatus wherein a. dirt accumulating body, having a scraping edge or blade associated therewith, is dragged over the surface of the ground to be scraped, the scraping edge biting or cutting into the surface of the ground, and the forward movement of the body effecting movement of the dirt or other materials scraped upwardly into the body. When the scraper body has received a capacity load, or less as desired, it is raised to remove the scraper edge from contact with the ground and it is then hauled to a point where it is desired to discharge the load.

In scrapers of this type, the dirt after passing over the scraping edge tends to collect or pile up directly behind and above this edge. Continued influx of the dirt causes it to thereby pack into a hardened mass making it difiicult for further movement of the dirt into the scraper body and, furthermore, tending to prevent shifting of the dirt located directly behind the scraping edge rearwardly toward the back of the body. These difliculties have resulted in the construction of scrapers having relatively small dirt capacity, at least as far as the length of the dirt accumulating body as measured from the scraping edge to the rear of the body is concerned, or the incorporation of additional mechanism for forcing the dirt rearwardly to prevent packing of the same.

above the scraping edge and to shift it away from such edge.

Although such mechanisms for forcing the dirt away from the scraping edge have been successfully'employed as exemplified in the machine disclosed and claimed in my copending patent application, Serial No. 243,562, filed December 2, 1938, for Dirt scraping apparatus, of which the present application is a continuation in part, they are not particularly suited for machines of the.

Another object of the invention is to reduce a the force necessary to fill a scraper of this class with scraped material.

A further object of the invention is to autoedge of a scraper of this type toward the rear of the scraper body.

A further object of the invention is to effect control of a scraper bowl or apparatus by mechanism for hoisting a scraper apparatus.

A further object of the invention is to reduce the number of control elements necessary to control the operation of a scraper apparatus.

The manner in which the above and other objects of the invention are accomplished will be readily understood on reference to the. following specification when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. l is a side elevational view of a preferred form of scraper apparatus embodying the present invention, and is shown in a raised position.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the scraping apparatus.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view in elevation of the scraping apparatus.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken substantially along the line 4-4 of Fig. 3 illustrating the pivotal supports for the auxiliary floor panel and the forward end of the main scraper bowl. 1

Fig. 5 is a side elevational view, with parts broken away, illustrating the different scraper mechanisms in different positions.

Fig. 6 is a sectional plan view through the post guiding means and is taken along the line of 6--$ of Fig. l.

Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view illustrating the apron closing block and is taken along the line 1-l of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view illustrating a, modified form of means for opening and closing the apron grammatically during a dumping operation.

Fig. 17 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating a modified form of main scraper bowl and auxiliary floor panel therefor.

The present invention contemplates a-scrape n arrangement whereby the material scraped is both distributed in the scraper body and at the same time is prevented from being packed into a solid mass above the scraper edge by manipulation of the scraper bowl or bowls. This armatically shift dirt accumulated by the scraping 55 rangement is such that a minimum amount of force is required to operate the scraper bowl or bowls in an effort to move the scraped material and to distribute this material uniformly throughout the. scraper body. Furthermore, the particular combination of elements embodying the present invention makes it possible to effect a maximum relative movement of the bowls for such movement of the scraped material.

The invention also provides a, means whereby only two operating cables are needed to operate the hoisting mechanism, and means for dumping the scraped material when desired, while at the same time causing the hoisting mechanism to automatically control relative movement of the scraper bowls to prevent release of scraped material from the scraper body after the same has been hoisted to a position preparatory to moving the scraper from one place or another with the scraped material therein. Also, the hoisting cable is capable of effecting movement of the scraper apron or forward bowl to discharging position under control of movement of certain parts of the scraper mechanism to abnormal positions.

Referring in particular to Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the side walls l and II of the scraper body are secured at their upper ends to longitudinally extending beams l2 and I3, respectively, and at their lower ends to longitudinally extending beams I4 and 15, respectively. These side walls I0 and H are held in spaced relation by transversely extending beams I3, I1, l8, l9, and 20.

The rear of the scraper is supported by pneumatic tired wheels 2|, having a common axle 22, which is supported by brackets 23 extending from the beams l8 and IS.

A scraping blade 24, comprising the scraping edge, is supported amidships and is removably secured by bolts 25 to a transversely extending plate 26 which, in turn, is suitably secured at either end thereof to the side walls I l and II in an inclined position. The blade 24 extends below the remainder of the scraper body in a position to engage the surface of the ground being scraped when the body is lowered a slight distance below the position illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3.

The forward end of the scraper is supported for a limited vertical movement on a truck, generally indicated at 27, mounted on pneumatic tired wheels 28. The axle 29 for these forward wheels 28 has pivotally secured thereto a tongue 25 which is drawn by a suitable tractor, (not shown). A bearing block 30, (Fig. 3), is mounted Within a well formed centrally in the axle 29 and is movable about a pin 3| passed through the axle.

The block 3|] has a vertically extending socket formed therein to journal a depending bearing stud 32 extending downwardly from the lower end of a post 33.

As shown in Fig. 6, the post 33 is substantially square in cross section, and has a pair of spaced guide flanges 35 and 36 formed on either side thereof. These flanges, or rails, have slidably fitted therein, a pair of guide rollers 31 and 38 journaled on pins 39 and 43, respectively, secured in beams I2 and i3 forming part of the framework of the scraper body, which beams are secured at their rearmost ends to the cross beam 20 and intermediately thereof by tie beams 40 to 43, inclusive, the former two of which extend from the forward ends of the beams l2 and I3, respectively, while the latter extend from V the transverse beam l6.

The rollers 31 and 38 form guide bearings whereby the entire scraper framework may be moved vertically along the post 33 so as to raise and lower the scraper blade 23 toward and away from the surface of the ground over which the scraper is drawn.

A pair of inverted U shaped link members, 46 and 41, are pivotally supported at their lower ends on opposite sides of the lower portion of the post 33 by a transversely extending pin #33, (Fig. 3), passed through the post, and are pivotally supported at their rearmost ends to brackets 43 extending from the beam i3 by coaxially arranged pins 553.

The forward end of the scraper body is raised and lowered along the post 33 by means of a hoist cable 52 operable through a block and tackle arrangement comprising a series of sheaves 53 mounted on a pin 54 secured to flanges 55 afiixed to the top of the post 33, and a plurality of sheaves 55 journaled on a shaft 51, (Figs. 3 and 6), extending between the two beams i2 and I3. The leftmost strand of the hoist cable 52, as viewed in Fig. 2, is wrapped around a sheave 58 (Fig. 1) which is supported above the beam l2 by a suitable bracket 58', and extends rearwardly, being connected to the forward bowl or apron in a manner to be described hereinafter.

The other end of the cable 52 extends along the forward edge of the post 33 and around a pulley 60 (Fig. 3) journaled on a stub shaft 6| extending between brackets 62 formed integrally with the post 33.

The forwardly extending end of the cable 52 is preferably operated by a power driven winch (not shown) provided on the tractor and under control of the tractor operator in a manner commonly employed for scrapers of this type.

Assuming the rearwardly extending portion of the cable 52 to be held against movement, operation of the tractor winch will shorten the length of the cable 52 and thereby draw the scraper body upwardly causing the rollers 31 and 38 (Fig. 6) to move along the guideways formed by the flanges 35 and 38 extending on opposite sides of the post 33.

The above mentioned novel hoist mechanism permits a substantial raising and lowering movement to be applied to the scraper body with a minimum rocking movement applied to the post 33. Therefore, the weight of the scraper apparatus is applied substantially longitudinally of the post 33, thereby reducing complicated stresses from being incurred in the post and enabling the same to be made as light as possible while forming a simple arrangement of levers to effect the hoisting operation. Furthermore, this hoist mechanism forms a compact arrangement to effect a reduction of weight of the scraper.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the scraper body has incorporated therein a main bowl 64 which is movable between the side walls i3 and H, comprises end walls 65 and a combined floor and rear wall member 66. The forward end of the member 66 has secured thereunder a pair of brackets 61 (Figs. 3 and 4) between which extends a shaft 68. A sleeve 69 is pivotally mounted on the shaft 68 and is secured as by welding, to the forward edge of the member 63. Interposed between the brackets 61 and the sleeve 63, and pivotally mounted on the shaft 68 are links 13 situated adjacent either end of the bowl 34, which links support a floor panel H extending the length of the main bowl 64. The floor panel ll has the rearmost edge thereof juxtaposed the sleeve 33. The

foremost ends of the links H! are pivotally mounted on a shaft 12 which extends between and is secured to the lower longitudinally extending beams l4 and 15. A sleeve 13, similar to that of 69, is mounted on the shaft 12 between the links 10, and is welded to the juxtaposed plate 26 mentioned hereinbefore. The foremost edge of the panel ll extends closely adjacent the surface of the sleeve 13 so as to form a. flexible floor joint.

J ournaled on the shaft I2 at eitherend thereof (Figs. 3, 4, and 5) are two bowl supporting links 15, each of which extends rearwardly between the corresponding end walls 65 of the bowl 64 and the adjacent one of the side Walls Ill and II. As shown in Figs. 3 and 5, the rearmost portion of each of the links 15 extends in the path of a pair of spaced projections or lugs '56 and 11 secured on a corresponding end wall 65 f the bowl M.

The main bowl 64 is supported in part, at all times, by coaxially extending rollers 18 rotatably mounted on brackets 19 0p opposite sides of the bowl 54, which rollers rest on the upper edge of the bowl supporting links '15. Thus, the main bowl 64 may be rocked a limited amount, from its position illustrated in full lines to its lowermost position illustrated in dot and dash lines in Fig. without affecting the positions of the links 15. During such rocking, the bowl pivots about the point of contact of the rollers T8 on the links while the bowl is rocked from a position wherein the upper lugs 1'! contact the upper surfaces of the links 15 to a position wherein the lower lugs l6 contact the undersurfaces of said links. During this rocking movement, the shaft 58 is raised and lowered a limited amount so as to vary the inclination of the panel 1!, causing a pivotal movement thereof about the shaft 12 while providing a continuous floor surface for supporting the dirt regardless of the position of the bowl 64 at any time.

To effect a rocking movement of the bowl 64, means operable by a tractor winch as well as means automatically operable upon forward movement of the scraper apparatus is provided. An operating cable 8B is wrapped around a pair of sets of sheaves 8| and 82 mounted on shafts 83 and 84, respectively, the former shaft being supported on brackets 6'4 extending rearwardly from the upper end of the wall member 86 of the bowl B4. The shaft 84 is supported in the flanges 55 affixed to the top of the post 33 (Figs. 2 and 3).

As shown in Fig. 1, one end of the operating cable 80 is secured at 85 to the top of post 33 while the other end thereof, after extending around the rightmost one (Fig. 2) of the set of sheaves 82 is wrapped around a pulley 86 journaled on a shaft 81 extending between the hereinbefore mentioned brackets 52 and thence passes to a tractor winch (not shown).

The cable 89 may be employed to rock the main bowl E4 upwardly from its illustrated full line position of Fig. 5, which operation is intended to take place during dumping or discharging of the load. As the bowl 64 is raised by the cable 8 above its upper limit of normal rocking movement during loading (illustrated in full lines in Fig. 5), the lugs l6 thereon engage the under surfaces of the bowl links 15 and. thereafter, the bowl and links move as a rigid unit about the forward pivotal shaft l2.

A spring l'H is tensioned between a lug I'll on each of the links 15 and a lug I12 on the corresponding end of the bowl 64, on the under surface thereof, to urge the bowl 64 toward its lowermost position relative to the links 15. The provision of these springs Ill enables the bowl 64 to be moved further clockwise when rocked to dumping position as indicated by the dot and dash lines 64a of Fig. 5'while permitting the same to rock back .to its lowered positions by gravity upon release of the cable 80.

A forward bowl or apron is supported from the scraper body in front of the scraper blade 24 to receive and carry dirt or other scraped material in front of the blade. This apron has an arcuate shaped floor section 9! joined by side walls'QZ. Coaxially extending pivotal pins 93 on either side wall 92 of the apron are pivoted in bearings formed in links 94, the rearmost ends of which are pivotally supported by pins extending between the adjacent end walls l0 and II, and respective flanges 95 depending from the beams l2 and !3.' This arrangement enables the apron 9% to be pivot-ed about either of a pair of spaced axes in a manner described hereinafter.

The operation of the apron. 99 is controlled by three cables. the hoist cable 52, an apron control cable 91', and a lifting cable 98, the former two cables being operable to cause the apron to rock from its full line position of Fig. 5 to its dot and dash line position $60. during dumping while the latter cable 98is operable to move the apron from its normal digging position into closing relation with the scraping blade 24 as illustrated by the full lines of Fig. 5, whenever the scraper body is raised from contact with the surface of the ground on which it rests.

As shown in Fig. l, the forward ends of the two links e4 rest on lugs $9 extending from beams 99' whenever the'scraper is in its carrying position. A block I00 (Fig. 5) is secured as by bolts Hill to the side of the apron 93 illustrated in Fig. 1 and is adapted to contact the upper surface of the link 94 to prevent rocking of the apron clockwise beyond the full line position. of Fig. 5 relative to the link 94 or'counterclockwisebeyond the dot and dash line position Sea during the dumping operation. Supported from the previously mentioned end walls of the apron by means of the bolts till and 93 is a pulley block it! (Fig. l.) which. projects over the side of the beam S9 and has an arcuate upper surface I63 formed'thereon concentric with the pivot pin 93, with a peripherally extending groove therearound to receive "the rearmost end of the hoist cable 52. This cable is secured by a well-known type of wedge anchor l l l to the side of the pulley block I62, and extends along the groove of the arcuate surface I03 of the block H12, around a pulley IE5 rotatably mounted in a suitable bracket l 06 secured tothe beam H! in juxtaposition with the pivot pin 95, being located slightly to the rear thereof. The cable 52 thereafter extends around a second pulley lil'l rotatably mounted on top of the beam I2 adjacent the forward end thereof; from which pulley the cables passes around the previously mentioned pulley 53.

The block I02 has a second arcuate portion Hill formed thereon eccentric with the coaxial pivot pins 93 connecting'the apron 90 to the apron links 94, and also has a peripheral groove formed thereon to guide the apron control cable 97 therearound. One end of the cable 9'! is secured by an anchor H6 to the face of the block Hi2 while the other end thereof passes around a pulley H i 'rotatably mounted on a shaft H2 extending beend of an apron closing block I I4 (Figs. 1 and '7) This block is movable along a slot II5 formed in the side wall I B to enable a limited travel thereof and is provided with guide flanges I I6 to prevent the same from being removed from the slot H5. The block H4 has a lip II! which underlies the link 75 illustrated in Figs. 1, 5, and '7, and is thus controlled thereby.

The above arrangement of the cables 52 and 9'! enables the main bowl 64 to control operation of the apron 99 during discharge of a load. Whenever the bowl 64 is in either of its two lowermost illustrated positions of Fig. 5 or in any position therebetween, the weight thereof is sufficient to cause the links I5 to pull the operating cable 97 against the action of the hoist cable 52, due to the power ratio involved in the block and tackle arrangement comprising the sheaves 53 and 56, thereby maintaining the apron 90 in its extreme clockwise position with the block- I in engagement with the upper surface of the corresponding link 94, which position is shown in Fig. 5. However, as soon as the operating cable 80 is drawn to raise the bowl 64 above the illustrated full line position thereof in Figs. 3 and 5, the links I are raised releasing tension on the cable 91 and thus enabling the hoist cable 52 to rock the apron 99 in a counterclockwise direction about its pivot pins 93 until it assumes the position indicated at 90a. wherein the block IIJO again engages the upper surface of the corresponding link 94.

Since the pulleys I I and III are located closely adjacent the pivot pins 95 of the apron links 99, the apron 90 may be moved up and down by causing the links 94 to pivot about the pins 95 without substantially changing the angular relationship between the apron and the links 94, and irrespective of any movement of the hoist cable 52 and the apron closing cable 91.

The operating cable 98 is secured at the upper end thereof to a lug I I 9 extending from the post 33 and at the lower end thereof to a lug I extending from the floor member 9I of the apron 99. Thus, as the hoist cable 52 is operated to raise the scraper body to disengage the scraper blade 24 thereof from the surface of the ground, the distance between the lug I I 9 and the scraper framework is reduced enabling the apron and the links 94 connected thereto to pivot as a unit about the pins 93, due to the weight of the apron and any dirt thereon, until the lowermost edge '99 thereof engages the scraper blade 24 and thereby prevents discharge of dirt over the scraper blade. In the event that dirt or other scraped material prevents the apron 99 from completely closing, the cable 80 may be manipulated to rock the bowl from the full line position of Fig. 5, upwardly, to a position wherein the hoist cable 52 may rock the apron 99 slightly about the pivot pins 93 and away from the blade 24. Thereafter, the bowl 64 may be allowed to rock back to either of its positions illustrated in Fig. 5 causing the apron controlling cable 91 to rock the apron 99 about the pins 93 with a force suficient to enable the same to close regardless of the scraped material extending between the rearmost edge 99' of the apron and the blade 24. Likewise, as the hoist cable 52 is operated to lower the scraper into digging position, the cable 99 becomes operative to rock the apron and the links 94 to the positions indicated by the dot and dash lines 9% of Fig. 5 thereby forming a small opening into which dirt, scraped by the blade 24, may be introduced into the body while enabling the apron to catch and support a substantial amount of dirt in front of the blade.

The above provision for raising and lowering the apron '99 independently of the operation of the cables 52 and 91 also permits the apron to be raised by means of large objects, such as rocks or the like, which may be in the path of the blade 24 as it is dragged over the surface of the ground. In the event such objects are encountered, the inclined undersurface of the apron will strike the same and cam the apron upwardly enabling those objects to be moved into the rear bowl 64. The apron will then be allowed to drop down to a position limited by the cable 98. In order to regulate the opening between the lower edge 99 of the apron 99 and the scraper blade 24, as may be required for different kinds of material being scraped or different depths to which the scraper blade 24 is lowered, an adjusting turnbuckle I 2| is provided to lengthen or shorten this cable as desired.

A preferred method of opeating the cables 52 and 80, and the resulting movements of the bowl 64 and apron 99 during loading operations is diagrammatically illustrated in Figs. 9 to 14, inclusive. Although the operation of filling the scraper to its capacity is shown as being completed in two successive rocking movements of the bowl from its lower loading position to its upper loading position, in actual practice this may consist of a much greater number of rocking cycles depending upon the capacity of the scraper, as well as the type of material being scraped. In all of these figures, the scraper is shown as being maintained in a loading position wherein the scraper blade 24 is embedded in the surface of the ground so as to direct a layer or strata of the ground upwardly into the scraper body.

As the dirt is introduced upwardly into the scraper body comprising the bowl 64 and apron 90, some of it falls forwardly or rearwardly of the opening in front of the scraper blade, while the remainder, braced by such forward and rearward piles of dirt extends substantially vertically and, due to further influx of the same material, tends to pack and form a solid mass or vertically extending strata above and slightly to the rear of the opening. This condition is illustrated in Fig. 9, such strata being indicated at I25. Thereafter, the operating cable 89 is allowed to slacken to cause the dirt to move the bowl 6- 3 to its lowermost position 691) (Fig. 19), at which time a fracture I26 may be formed in the strata I25, such fracture extending from a point substantially directly above the pivot shaft 69. Due to this rocking movement of the bowl 64, the dense strata I25 is broken up and material to the rear of the fracture I25, being rocked rearwardly tends to shift toward the end wall of the bowl. The bowl is then allowed to remain in its position illustrated in Fig. 10 for a continued forward movement of the scraper, enabling further influx of dirt to proceed into the position formerly occupied by the dense strata 525, that is, in the opening formed by the fracture I28 if such has occurred. As such increase causes a pile up of material in such a manner as to again cause a dense strata directly above the scraping blade, as illustrated Fig. 11 at I27, the cable 99 is again operated to draw the bowl I54- into its upper loading position 640 (Fig. 12). The rocking movement of the bowl 64 toward the apron 99 imparts a squeezing action to the dirt in the scraper body and thereby forces it into intimate contact with the end walls of the bowl and apron,

fracture causes a void and also breaks any strati-- fied formation ofthe dirt directly above the opening of the blade 24 ,to facilitate further infiux of the dirt into the body. If suchfracture does, not occur, at least a breaking up of the dense formation of dirt above the blade 24 is effected. These recurring cycles of operation are continued until a full capacity load,.as illustrated inFig. 14, is obtained, at which time the hoist cable 52 ,(Figs. 1, 2, and 3) is operated to raise the scraper. body from engagement. with the ground and to automatically cause the apron 90 to close to prevent. discharge of the dirt until the cable 80 is subsequently pulled.

Referring to Figs. 2 and 3, means are provided to automatically raise and lower the main bowl 64 between its upper and lower limits of movement during. loading operation, and .for this purpose a pinion I30 is secured to one of the rear wheels 2| and is in mesh with the gear.I3I secured on a shaft I32 which is journaled in bearings I33 and I54, suitably supported from the brackets 23 of the scraper framework. A crank I35 is secured on the shaft I32 and is connected by means of a link I35 to a cam element I31. This cam element is pivoted at I38 on a bracket extending from the upper cross beam I9 and is positioned to cam a roller I39 rotatably mounted on a suitable bracket supported from the rear of the bowl 64.

On forward movement of the scraper body by means of the tractor hereinbefore described, rotation of the pinion I30 by the wheel 2I will cause rotation of the crank I35 to impart a reciprocating motion to be applied to. the link I36 to oscillate the cam i3! and effect a rocking movement of the bowl 64 between its extreme limits of traverse during loading. If and when it is desired to prevent such automatic opera.- tion, the operating cable 80 'may be drawn to maintain the bowl in its full line position illustrated in Fig. 3, or slightly clockwise therefrom. Furthermore, if desired, the link I35 may be disconnected relying on the tractor operator to effect rocking of bowl 54 under manual control.

Fig. 15 illustrates the scraper diagrammaticallyin a carrying position with a capacity load of material preparatory to a dumping operation while Fig. 16 illustrates: diagrammatically the scraper with the bowl 64 and apron 90 moved to their extreme end positions during a dumping operation. During this operation, it will be noted that an extremely large opening is provided between the scraper blade 24 and the lowermost edge of the apron 90 to provide unhampered movement of the material over the blade 24. Furthermore, it will be. noted that the floorsection of the bowl 64, the fioor panel "II, plate 25 and blade 24 form a substantially unbroken sliding surface to facilitate downward movement of the material by. gravity over the blade 24. By regulating the height of the scraper, body relative to the ground over which it is drawn, by means of the hoist cable 52, the depth of the layer of dirt formed during the dumping operation, may be governed as desired.

The dumping operation is as, follows: While the scraper is in a raised or carrying position as shownin Fig. 15 with the bowl 64 in either of the two alternate positions illustrated in Fig. 3, preferablythat shown by the dot and dash lines, the operating cable is drawn to move the bowl toward its dumping position shown in Fig. 16. The; distance of the blade 24 above the surface'of the ground during this operation does not affect operation of the dumping mechanism. However, since the body will drop slightly upon rocking of the apron toward the position shown in Fig. 16, the body and, consequently the blade 24, may be initially positionedat a slightly higher elevation than the desired depth of. the layer of: dirt ejected from the body and indicated at H in Fig.16. I

As the cable 80 is retracted, the restraining action of the bowl 64 upon the apron closing cable 91 is released enabling the rearwardly extending end of the hoist cable 52 to cause a rocking movement to be transmitted to the apron. The apron 90 continues in its rocking movement until the stop I00 (Fig. 5) engages the upper surface of the link 94 whereupon downward mew ment of the scraper body is prevented except by releasing the cable 52. w I j 1 Fig. 8 illustrates a modified mechanism for automatically opening and closing the apron 00 with respect to the blade 24. This means comprises. a wheel or roller I42 which isrotatably mountedon a pin I43. This pin I43 is'adapted to be secured in different positions along elongatedslots I44 extending vertically in juxtaposed brackets I45. The brackets I45 are suitably seecured to the under surface of the floor member SI of the apron90. The roller I42 rides over the surface of the ground being scraped in ad- Vance of the blade 24 and governs the height of the lowermost edge of the apron 90 relative.

to the cutting edge of theblade 24. Thus as the scraper frame is lowered to cause the cutting edge of the blade 24 to dig deeper into the ground, the apron 90 is raised a proportionate amount to increase the openingbetween the same and the blade 24 thereby allowing a greater influx ofdirt. Also, as the roller I42 engages any large object such as a rock, it tends to rollover the same and therefore increase the Opening. so as topermit such object to be easily directed into the scraper body.

Fig. 17 illustrates a modified form of main bowl and floor sections associated therewith.- In this case, the bowl 64" is preferablypivoted, by means of a shaft I4'I directly to the framework of the scraper. The fioormember 66 of the bowl is substantially arcuate in cross section and is overlapped by an articulated ,floor mem; ber I49. This member comprisestwoseparate sections I50 andv I5I pivotedtogether at I'52., The latter section I5I is in turn pivoted pn'a shaft I2 extending between the lower longitudinal beams of the scraper framework.

It will be noted that the adjacent ends, ofthe twosections I50 and I5I are so arranged as to prevent relative movement of the section I50 in a clockwise direction relative to section I5I beyond that position illustrated in Fig. 1'7 while enabling the two sections to, collapse about the pivot I52 when the section I50 is rocked counterclockwise of section I5I.

A pair of spaced rollers mounted on a shaft I60 extending between opposite braces I60 and situated at the rearmost end of the section I50. A transversely extending sealing member I6I is provided having rearwardly extending guides I62 at opposite ends thereof.

53 are rattan These guides ride on the upper surface of the wall member 66' of bowl 64 so as to maintain the'rear edge of the member IGI substantially in sliding contact with the wall member 66 throughout the length of travel of floor section I59. This arrangement, while preventing any dirt from falling between the wall member 65 and the floor section I50 also acts to remove or scrape any dirt clinging to the wall member.

Either end brace I55 of the bowl 64 extends forwardly beyond the pivot shaft I41, and these two braces have a bar I56 extending there-between so as to engage the under surface of the floor section I50, adjacent the pivot I52, when the bowl 64 is rocked in a cofmter-clockw-ise direction beyond the position illustrated in Fig. 17.

A cam plate I58 is suitably secured on one of the braces I55 of the bowl 64' and is engaged by a roller I59 mounted on the lower end of an arm I68. This arm is pivoted at I69 to the scraper framework, such as the brace I (Fig. 1), and has connected thereto, the rearmost end of the apron control cable 91. The forward end of this Cable is employed to restrain the apron 90 against rocking movement by the hoist cable 52 in the same manner as disclosed in connection with Figs. 1 and 5.

During loading operations, the cable 80, similar to that of 80, is moved to rock the bowl 64 a limited amount about the shaft I41 so as to move dirt or other material directed therein by the blade 24, in the same manner as was described hereinbefore in connection with the bowl 64 of Figs. 1 to 16. During this movement the bar- I56, situated between the forward ends of the bowl supporting braces I55, causes the articulated floor section I49 to break about its pivot I52, and therefore allow the rearmost end of the floor section I50 to follow the contour of the floor member I48.

When it is desired to eject the scraped material from the bowl 64', the cable 8!! is drawn to rock bowl 64 upon its upper limit of transverse during loading, which limit is illustrated in Fig. i

17. As the bowl passes this upper limit, the camming surface of plate I58 allows the apron control cable 97 to be retracted under tension of the hoist cable 52, thereby enabling this latter cable to rock the apron 95 (Figs. 1 and 3) to its upper dumping position. During such rocking movement of the bowl 64 to its extreme clockwise position to effect ejecting of the material therefrom by gravity, the roller I53 on the floor section I50 rides along the inner surface of the floor member 66' and, since the articulated member I49 is prevented from breaking during this operation, the same will pivot about the shaft I2 as a rigid unit.

It is to be understood that, while I have herein described and illustrated a preferred form of my invention, it is not limited to the precise construction as disclosed herein, but includes within its scope whatever changes fairly come within the spirit of the appended claims. 7

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. Scraping apparatus comprising the combination of a frame adapted to be moved along the ground, a scraper blade supported by said frame, a bowl positioned rearwardly of said blade, means on said frame rockably supporting said bowl to guide the forward portion thereof toward and away from the ground, and means for conveying material scraped by said blade to said bowl in different rocked positions of said bowl.

2. Scraping apparatus according to claim 1 comprising means for moving said bowl from one of said positions to the other.

3. Scraping apparatus comprising the combination of a frame adapted to be moved alon the ground, a scraper blade supported by said frame, a bowl adapted to receive material scraped by said blade, means on said frame supporting said bowl rearwardly of said blade for rocking movement about an axis positioned rearwardly of th forward edge of said bowl, means for conveying material scraped by said blade to said bowl in different rocked positions of said bowl.

4. Scraping apparatus comprising the combination of a frame adapted to be moved along the ground, a scraper blade supported by said frame, a bowl, a floor member pivotally supported adjacent one edge thereof by said frame in juxtaposition with said blade, means pivotally connecting said member adjacent an opposite edge thereof to said bowl in juxtaposition with the forward edgeof said bowl, and means on said frame for supporting said bowl for movement about a pivot to the rear of said forward edge thereof.

5. Scraping apparatus comprising the combination of a frame adapted to be moved along the ground, means forming a scraping edge on said frame at the bottom thereof, a bowl, means on said frame for supporting said bowl for rocking movement about one pivot during said rocking movement thereof between certain limits, means on said frame for supporting said bowl for rocking movement about a second pivot spaced from said first mentioned pivot during said rocking movement of said bowl beyond one of said limits, and means for conveying material scraped by said edge to said bowl in different rocked positions of said bowl.

6. Scraping apparatus comprising the combination of a frame adapted to be moved along the ground, a scraper member on said frame at the bottom thereof, a bowl, a floor member, means on said frame pivotally supporting said floor member adjacent one edge thereof in juxtaposition with said scraper member, means pivotally connecting said member adjacent an opposite edge thereof to said bowl in juxtaposition with the forward edgev of said bowl, means for pivotally supporting said bowl for movement about a pivot to the rear of said forward edge thereof during rocking movement of said bowl between certain limits, and means for causing said bowl to rock about said first mentioned pivotal means during rocking of said bowl beyond one of said limits.

7. Scraping apparatus comprising the combination of a frame adapted to be moved along the ground, means forming a scraping edge associated with said frame, a pair of bowls having material receiving edges on opposite sides of said edge, each of said bowls being adapted to receive material scraped by said edge, means on said frame rockably supporting one of said bowls to guide the material receiving edge thereof toward and away from the ground, and means for rocking said one of said bowls about said supporting means to move material therein toward and away from the other and means for conveying material scraped by said edge to said one of said bowls in different rocked positions thereof.

8. Scraping apparatus comprising the combination of a frame adapted to be moved along the ground, means forming a scraping edge associated with said frame, a pair of receptacles on opposite sides of said edge, each of said receptacles being adapted to receive material scraped by said edge, means for raising and lowering said frame toward and away from the ground, means responsive to said raising and lowering of said frame for rocking one of said receptacles about an axis toward and away from said edge, respectively, means for moving the other of said receptacles toward and away from said one of said receptacles, and means responsive to operation of said last mentioned means for rocking said one of said receptacles about a second axis spaced from said first mentioned axis.

9. In a scraping apparatus, the combination of a frame adapted to be moved along the ground, means forming a scraping edge associated with said frame, a pair of bowls on opposite sides of said edge and cooperating to receive material scraped by said edge, means for rocking one of said bowls, means for rocking the other of said bowls, and means comprising a member adapted to be weighted by said first mentioned bowl during a predetermined rocking movement thereof for rendering said last mentioned rocking means ineffective to rock said other of said bowls, said member being adapted to be unweighted by said first mentioned bowl during movement thereof beyond said predetermined movement for rendering said last mentioned rocking means effective.

10. In a scraping apparatus, the combination of a frame adapted to be moved along the ground, means forming a scraping edge associated with said frame, a bowl, means on said frame supporting saidbowl for rocking movement on one side of said edge, a closure member on the other side of said edge, means for raising and lowering said frame toward and away from the ground, said last mentioned means tending to move said closure member away from said edge, means for rocking said bowl from a position wherein said bowl is adapted to receive material scraped by said edge to a position wherein said bowl is adapted to direct said material therefrom, and means comprising-said bowl for disabling said raising and lowering means from moving said closure member away from said edge when said bowl is out of said last mentioned position and for enabling said raising and lowering means to move said closure member away from said edge on movement of said bowl away from said first mentioned position thereof and toward said last mentioned position thereof.

11. In a scraping apparatus, the combination of a frame adapted to be moved along the ground, means forming a scraping edge associated with said frame, means for raising and lowering said frame toward and away from the ground, a bowl adapted to receive material scraped by said edge, means on said frame supporting said bowl for movement about either of two pivotal axes spaced from each other, a second bowl adapted to receive material scraped by said edge, means on said frame supporting said second bowl for rocking movement, means operable by said raising and lowering means for controlling movement of said first mentioned bowl about one of said pivotal axes, and means operable by rocking movement or" said second bowl for controlling movement of said first mentioned bowl about the other of said pivotal axes.

12. In a scraping apparatus, the combination comprising a frame adapted to be moved along the ground, means forming a scraping edge associated with said frame, a bowl adapted to receive material scraped by said edge, means on said frame supporting said bowl for rocking movement, common means for rocking said bowl and I for raising and lowering said frame comprising differential means whereby said common means is adapted to raise and lower said frame independently of said bowl means for restraining said bowl from movement upon operation of said common means, and means for enabling and disabling said restraining means.

13. In a scraping apparatus, the combination of a frame adapted to be moved along the ground, means forming a scraping edge associated with said frame, a bowl adapted to receive material scraped by said edge, means on said frame supporting said bowl for rocking movement, means for continuously rocking said bowl back and forth between certain limits and means other than said first mentioned rocking means for rocking said. bowl beyond one of said limits to render said first mentioned rocking means ineffective.

14. Scraping apparatus comprising the combination of a frame adapted to be moved along the ground, means forming a scraping edge associated with said frame, a pair of bowls on opposite sides of said edge, each of said bowls being adapted to receive material scraped by said edge, and means operable by one of said wheels upon rotation thereof for continuously moving one of said bowls toward and away from the other to effect distribution of material scraped by said edge in said bowls.

15. In a scraping apparatus, the combination of aframe adapted to be moved along the ground, means forming a scraping edge associated with said frame, a pair of bowls on opposite sides of said edge, each of said bowls being adapted to receive material scraped by said edge, common means for rocking one of said bowls toward and away from said edge and for raising and lowering said frame, means for moving the other of said bowls relative to said first mentioned bowl, and means comprising said last mentioned bowl for controlling movement of said first mentioned bowl bysaid common means.

16. Scraping apparatus comprising the combination of a frame adapted to be moved along the ground, means forming a scraping edge associated with said frame, a bowl adapted to receive material scraped by said edge, means on said frame supporting said bowl for rocking movement, an articulated floor member, means for pivotally supporting said floor member at one end thereof in juxtaposition with said scraping edge, the other end of said floor member overlapping the surface of said bowl, means operable by said bowl for breaking said member during rocking movement of said bowl between certain limits, and means for retaining said member rigid during movement of said bowl beyond one of said limits.

17. Scraping apparatus comprising the combination of a frame adapted to be moved along the ground, means forming a scraping edge associated with said frame, a bowl adapted to receive material scraped by said edge, an articulated floor member, means for pivotally suppor ing said floor member at one end thereof in juxtaposition with said scraping edge, the other end of said floor member overlapping the surface of said bowl, means on said frame pivotally supporting said bowl for rocking movement about an axis to move material therein toward and away from said edge, said axis being located beyond the point of articulation of said floor member and on the side of said point of articulation opposite said first mentioned pivotal supporting means, means for breaking said floor member about said point of articulation during movement of said bowl to move material away from said edge, and means for retaining said floor member rigid .during movement of said bowl to cause said material to move toward said edge.

18. Scraping apparatus comprising the com.- bination of a frame adapted to be moved along the ground, a scraper blade supported by said frame, a bowl adapted to receive material scraped by said blade, means forming a support, ,means on said frame for supporting said supporting means for movement about one pivot, means on said supporting means for supporting said bowl for movement above a second pivot spaced from said first mentioned pivot, means for rocking said bowl about said second pivot in a certain direction, and means operable upon rocking movement of said bowl to a predetermined position with respect to said supporting means for preventing further relative rocking movement between said bowl and said supporting means and for causing said supporting means to rock about said first mentioned pivot upon further rocking movement of said bowl in said certain direction.

19. Scraping apparatus comprising the combination of a frame adapted to be moved along the ground, means forming a scraping edge associated with said frame, a pair of receptacles on opposite sides of said edge, each of said receptacles being adapted to receive material scraped by said edge, means for raising and lowering said frame toward and away from the ground, a link, a pivotal connection between said link and said frame, a second pivotal connection between said link and one of said receptacles, holding means controlled by the other of said receptacles for substantially preventing rocking movement of said one of said receptacles about said second pivotal connection, means responsive to raising and lowering of said frame for rocking said one of said receptacles and said link about said first mentioned pivotal connection, and means for moving the other of said receptacles toward and away from said one of saidreceptacles, whereby to disable said holding means.

20. In a scraping apparatus the combination comprising a frame adapted to be moved along the ground, means forming a scraping edge associated with said frame, a pair of bowls on opposite sides of said edge and cooperating to receive material scraped by said edge, means for rocking one of said bowls, a second means operable independently of said first mentioned rocking means for rocking the other of said bowls, and means comprising said first mentioned bowl for disabling said second rocking means on movement of said first mentioned bowl through a predetermined path, said last mentioned means being responsive to movement of said first mentioned bowl beyond said path of movement for enabling said second rocking means.

21. Scraping apparatus comprising the combination of a frame adapted to be moved along the ground, a bowl and a closure member carried by said frame, means comprising a connecting member pivotally connected at one point thereof to said frame and at another point thereof to said closure member, means for raising and lowering said frame toward and away from the ground, means responsive to said frame upon raising and lowering thereof for rocking said closure member and said connecting member about said first mentioned pivotal connection, means for moving said bowl toward and away from said closure member, and means comprising said bowl for controlling movement of said closure member about said other pivotal connection.

22. Scraping apparatus comprising the combination of a frame adapted to be moved along the ground, a bowl and a closure member carried by said frame, means comprising a connecting member pivotally connected at one point thereof to said frame and at the other point thereof to said closure member, means for raising and lowering said frame toward and away from the ground, means responsive to said frame upon raising and lowering thereof for rocking said closure member and said connecting member about said first mentioned pivotal connection, means for moving said bowl toward and away from said closure member, means including a member. adapted to be weighted by said bowl during a predetermined movement of said bowl for preventing rocking movement of said closure member about said other pivotal connection, said last named member being adapted to being unweighted by said bowl during movement of said bowl beyond said predetermined movement.

23. Scraping apparatus comprising the combination of a frame adapted to be moved along the ground, a bowl and a closure member carried by said frame, meanscomprising a connecting member pivotally connected at one point thereof to said frame and at another point thereof to said closure member, means for raising and lowering said frame toward and away from the ground, means responsive to said frame upon raising and lowering thereof for rocking said closure member and said connecting member about said first mentioned pivotal connection, means for moving said bowl toward and away from said closure member, a cam operable by said bowl, and cam follower means associated with said cam for controlling movement of said closure member about said other pivotal connection.

GORDON E. DANIELS. 

